Big Brother Célébrités season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Num Days:92
Num Houseguests:17
Runner Up:Éléonore Lagacé
Label1:Public's Favourite Housemate
Data1:Claudia Bouvette

The second season of Big Brother Célébrités premiered on 9 January 2022 on Noovo. Singer Marie-Mai Bouchard returned to host. Following the success of the first season, Noovo announced plans for a second season in July 2021.[1] [2]

Changes this season included the house being moved from its original home, a mansion on Île-Bizard retrofitted for the show, to a custom-built home in a soundstage in the Montreal borough of Anjou.[3] The house is 16,000 square feet large, fitted with 69 cameras and 61 one-way mirrors.[4] In addition, the winner will no longer be decided by all previously evicted housemates, but a jury of a determined number of recently evicted ex-housemates, keeping in line with the format used in the United States and English-speaking Canada. Also new this season is a weekly aftershow: Big Brother : Les gérants d'estrade (English: Big Brother: Stage Managers). Airing on Noovo immediately following the live eviction, the aftershow features commentary on the week that was and the progress of the celebrity housemates thus far. It is hosted by Kim Rusk and Jean-Thomas Jobin, both winners of previous Big Brother series, respectively Loft Story season 3 and Big Brother Célébrités season 1.[4]

Housemates

The housemate identities were fully revealed hours before the premiere of the show.[5] Hugo Barrette was initially named as a replacement for Stéphane Fallu—the latter having tested positive for COVID-19 during the pre-show sequester and slated to no longer participate—but host Marie-Mai announced on the premiere that Stéphane would enter the house one week later on Day 8 as the 17th housemate.[6]

CelebrityAge on entryHometownNotabilityDay enteredDay exitedResult
Stephanie Harvey35Quebec CityVideo game developer, retired professional gaming champion192
Éléonore Lagacé24MontréalSinger, musical theatre actress, La Voix (season 2) quarterfinalist192
Hugo Barrette30Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineOlympic cyclist192
Tranna Wintour34MontrealAnglophone stand-up comic185
Claudia Bouvette26BromontSinger-songwriter, actress, winner178
36MontrealStand-up comic and comedian171
Lysanne Richard40ChamblyHigh diver164
39Goussainville, FranceStand-up comic157
52MontrealComedian, TV & radio host, author150
Catherine "Peach" Paquin26BlainvilleContent creator and influencer, nurse, OD: Grèce winner143
35MontrealYouTuber and content creator143
Marc-Antoine Dequoy27MontrealCornerback for the Montreal Alouettes136
Michelle Desrochers27ChâteauguayStand-up comic129
Karl Walcott30L'Île-PerrotActor122
28Trois-RivièresSinger, La Voix (season 1) winner116Walked
51ChamblyStand-up comic, TV & radio host815
51Quebec CityMusician, frontman of rock band Les Respectables18

COVID-19 in the house

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the ongoing fifth wave caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant affected the early stages of the game.

Before entering the house, the 16 original housemates were sequestered (commensurate with the general format of the Big Brother franchise to cut off participants from any communication with the outside world for a period of time before entering the house) and subject to several tests to detect for the virus that causes COVID-19. As a result of these tests, Stéphane Fallu tested positive[7] and was immediately quarantined. Though it was initially reported that he would no longer take part—his spot replaced by Hugo Barrette[6] —it was later announced Fallu would enter the house as the 17th housemate; he entered the house on Day 8.

Shortly before Stéphane's entry into the house on Day 8, after exhibiting symptoms, Eddy King tested positive for COVID-19 and was immediately isolated from the rest of the house.[8] However, he was still an active housemate, meaning he could still be nominated and evicted. On Day 11, Martin Vachon, Michelle Desrochers, Valérie Carpentier, Lysanne Richard, Stéphanie Harvey, & Tranna Wintour all tested positive for the virus and were all immediately isolated in the Head of House room.

All affected housemates fully recovered and none were taken to hospital or removed from the game.

Voting history

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13
Day 36Day 43Day 92Final
Boss of
the House
MichellePLLysanneClaudiaMartinStephanieClaudiaÉléonoreMartinClaudiaHugo StephanieStephanienone
Nominations
(pre-veto)
Éléonore
Stephanie
Eddy
Stéphane
Lysanne
Stephanie
Catherine
Claudia

Martin
Catherine
Claudia
Claudia
Éléonore
Guylaine
Stephanie
Lysanne
Stephanie
Éléonore
Stephanie
Stephanie
Tranna
Claudia
Stephanie
Tranna
Éléonore
Tranna
Éléonore
Hugo
Veto WinnerHugoEddy
(Karl)
Stephanie
(Karl)
LysanneMartinCatherineClaudiaEddyTrannaStephanieTrannaStephanieÉléonorenone
Nominations
(post-veto)
Éléonore
Sébastien
Éléonore
Stéphane
Karl
Lysanne
Claudia
Michelle
Guylaine
Marc-Antoine
Claudia
PL
Catherine
Éléonore
Guylaine
Stephanie
Eddy
Stephanie
Claudia
Lysanne
Stephanie
Martin
Stephanie
Claudia
Éléonore
Tranna
Hugo
Tranna
StephanieSébastienStéphaneLysanneClaudiaMarc-AntoinePL
NominatedNominated NominatedNominatedClaudia
HugoWinner
ÉléonoreNominatedNominatedKarlMichelleGuylainePLNominatedGuylaine
LysanneMartinNominated TrannaNominated
HugoSébastienStéphaneKarlMichelleGuylainePLCatherineStephanieEddyLysanneStephanie
NominatedEvicted
(Day 92)
Éléonore
TrannaSébastienStéphaneKarlMichelleMarc-AntoineClaudiaCatherineGuylaineEddyStephanieMartinNominatedNominatedEvicted
(Day 85)
Stephanie
ClaudiaSébastienStéphaneKarlNominated
NominatedCatherine
EddyLysanne
Nominated Evicted
(Day 78)
Éléonore
MartinSébastienStéphaneKarlClaudiaGuylaine
ÉléonoreGuylaineStephanie
Nominated Evicted
(Day 71)
Stephanie
LysanneSébastienStéphaneNominated
Marc-AntoinePLÉléonoreGuylaineEddyNominatedEvicted
(Day 64)
Stephanie
EddySébastienStéphaneLysanneMichelleMarc-AntoinePLCatherineGuylaineNominatedEvicted
(Day 57)
Éléonore
GuylaineSébastienStéphaneKarlMichelleNominatedPLÉléonoreNominatedEvicted
(Day 50)
Stephanie
CatherineSébastienStéphaneKarlMichelleGuylainePLNominatedEvicted
(Day 43)
PLSébastien
KarlMichelleMarc-AntoineNominatedEvicted
(Day 43)
SébastienStéphane
MichelleNominatedEvicted
(Day 36)
Michelle
StéphaneKarlNominatedEvicted
(Day 29)
KarlÉléonoreStéphaneNominatedEvicted
(Day 22)
ValérieSébastienStéphaneWalked
(Day 16)
StéphaneNot in
House
NominatedEvicted
(Day 15)
SébastienNominatedEvicted
(Day 8)
Notes1 2 none3 4 none5 none6 none
WalkednoneValérienone
EvictedSébastien
Stéphane
Karl
Michelle
Marc-Antoine
PL
Catherine
Guylaine
Eddy
Lysanne
Martin
Claudia
Tranna
Hugo
Éléonore
Stephanie

Notes

The first 16 housemates were divided into two groups to compete in the first Boss of the House competition of the season. Each group was further divided into pairs. The winning pairs would be immune for the week, and would then unanimously decide who amongst themselves would be the first Boss.

During Weeks 2 and 3, Karl was selected to play in the Veto competition by Eddy and Stéphanie as their stand-in, as they were both ineligible to compete because they contracted COVID-19. He won both competitions but the official Veto winners were Eddy and Stéphanie. However, as he was not the official holder of the Veto, Karl was still eligible to be named the replacement nominee.

Week 5 was Invisible Week, in which all power competitions were held privately, and the power holders remained anonymous. Claudia became the invisible Boss of The House and had to nominate in secret; her access to the luxury bedroom was prohibited. Martin won the invisible Veto and secretly used it on himself. Additionally, the result of the eviction vote was not revealed to the housemates.

This week was a double eviction week. Following the first eviction, the remaining housemates played a week's worth of games, including Boss of the House and Veto competitions, and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies, during the remainder of the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.

Martin won the "Safety for an ally" power and used it on Claudia. After she was named Martin's replacement nominee, she was revealed as safe for the week.

Because of the "Box of Trouble" twist, a third nominee was added to this week. This third nominee was chosen by a house vote between Claudia and Éléonore. The house chose Claudia.

With 3 nominees & Boss of House not being able to vote, only Stéphanie was able to cast a valid eviction vote.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Brother sera de retour pour une deuxième saison et voici ce que l'on sait. Monde de Stars. 5 July 2021. 19 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Noovo renews Big Brother Célébrités for season two. Playback. 5 July 2021. 19 January 2022.
  3. Web site: 20 January 2022. Éclosion de COVID-19: quatre autres candidats infectés à "Big Brother Célébrités". 23 January 2022. Le journal de Montréal.
  4. Web site: 4 January 2022. Big Brother Célébrités 2 (Quebec) – House Tour & How To Watch. 19 January 2022. Big Brother Maple.
  5. Web site: Voici les 16 vedettes de la saison 2 de Big Brother Célébrités. Noovo Moi. 19 January 2022. 9 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Stéphane Fallu doit annuler sa participation à Big Brother Célébrités après un test positif à la COVID. 9 January 2022. 23 January 2022. Monde de Stars.
  7. Web site: Stéphane Fallu, en quarantaine avant de participer à Big Brother. 9 January 2022. 23 January 2022. Journal de Chambly.
  8. Web site: La Covid-19 s'infiltre dans la maison de Big Brother Célébrités.